Skinner chosen as next Natchitoches school superintendent

10:01 AM,
Apr. 30, 2014

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Dale Skinner, high school principal in Natchitoches Parish since 2010, was elected as the district's next superintendent Tuesday. The public had mixed reactions to the news.

Skinner, 74, of Zwolle, was chosen after three rounds of voting by the Natchitoches Parish School Board, eliminating fellow finalists Eddie Jones of Florien and Ruth Kay of Provencal. He received eight votes and Kay one in the final vote, which included two abstentions.

He'll take the place of Derwood Duke, who announced in January that he would retire April 30. ...